The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 03, 1897, Image 7
BXQ FXRB IN MANNING.
Harvm & Barron Lose Fifteen
Thonsard Dollars.
Special to The Daily Item.
Manning, S. C., Oct. 28.-Jost before tbe
break of day an alarm of fire was sounded,
. which aroused almost every inh?bil ant lo tbe
> -Unie ?tv. .The cry of, Fire 1 fire? was
beard fiona everyf^quarter, and soon, there
were gathered upoaYthe streets hundreds of j
people. The fire was found to be in tbe
handsome now brick store of Harvio & Bar?
ron.
Tfea-?amee rapidly spread over tbe entire
by liding, and it looked as if tbe entire block
would be consumed. Witb no fire depart?
ment to render service, <. what could be done ?
p. ? bocket brigade w*e soon formed and men
. were kept nosy throwing water opon tbe
names. With a migbtj crash tbe roof)
fell ia and a few minutes later the
froat wall crumbled ; tben came tbe
wall next to tbe hardware store oc?
cupied by Messrs. Davis & Bagual.
Th*falling in of ibis wall brought relief. It
seemed to have STOCKbered the fire somewhat,
and ali dan pee of spreading was over. How
tbe two buildings adjoining, escaped ia a
?jg mystery.
The tess to Messrs. Harvio & Barron was
a heavy one. Tbey bad a large stack of j
gooda, bat comparatively very ^little insu?
rance, besides there was somethtog over $200
ta cash kt the store wb ich was barned . Tbe
; lo? is estimated at $15,000, with $10,000
\ insurance. The oaty arricies saved were a
" few tbinga which were io tbe show windows.
Th^ origin of tbe fire is unknown.
Manning is a progressive little town, baf
'- witb sb Sra department for tbe protection of
ber property, sba can't. expect to reich tbe j
high water mark of progressiveness
M. D. fl.
SS
WBDGBFIBLD'S SCHOOL COM?
PLIMENTED.
: Items Gathered By Our Bamsey
:v Correspondent.
Ramsey, S. C, Oct. 26.-According toap
. pofntmeot the Privateer Amusement Club
mett? theTesidence of Dr. J ??. Forman, on
Friday night, last. Several on the pro
gramme.were absent. The exercises were as
follow* > Music, Mis3 Una. Wells * ilecita
:i tioa, Miai Bena Bao?sey ; Beading, Miss
r '. Heca Wells ; after which the "question" box
wvs/CpeoedL The questions were discussed,
and afforded a great deal of amusement. Tbe
>: next meeting will be at the residence of Mr.
M. G. Ramsey.
The writer bad the pleasure of spending
J. several hon rs to-day io tbe el*86 rooms of tbe
\ " Wedgefield Graded Sebool We congratulate
> the peopleof lt edgefield upon their artccess.
> The school house ia certainly credit to. the
town abd -?ounnusity.. We were impressed
with the good order kept, and progress of the
-students. The-schools in tbis township will
commenc?e* Monday, next.
The cotton crop is about gathered, and tbe
far^^ on account of the present
: - - price. Oats ireh- toe planted ia some, local
7f? l?ea, wbile in others tbe farmers are pirepar
i>?g to plant same.
OCCASIOXA?i.
THE MT. CilO TB?UBLE.
V V? Tra? Statement of the Case.
Editor Watchman & Soutbroo : I notice in
yonr paper of the 27tb instant, a clipping
from the Oohtmbta State, relative to the cou
duct of two young sen m tbis neighborhood
en the evening of the 22d instant. It is
spited tbtt tbey unmercifully beat afima.il
negro Hoy, and tben CM tebin? bis little suiter
Y forced ber. to-get io their 7>uggy and drove off
- . at a rapid rate, hat that after being pursued
byan infuriated mob threw the girl frond
- the- buggy. 4c
The facts io tbe case amount to this : On
the above mentioned date, 8 8. Josey and
. Josiah Searborougb, while under tb? mfinV
. enee of cider win* did overtake a small negro
'fi: boy and girl, and one of tbe young men did
.? take bold of tbe little boy and donbtless made
: bim beHeye that be was about to get a sonn i
; thrashing] ' The noy was seen by tbe w riter
the next morning and be said that be was
not badly burt. Tbe little girl ran ap tbe
. road for some distance while her brother was
;5 beiug? as she thought, somewhat badly beaten.
: . The two yoorg men got in tbeir buggy and
overtaking the girl asked ber if she did not
want to ride, at tbe same time assuring ber
: Jr that (ber would not burt ber. She told them
yes, and immediately got up on the rear of
the boggy, and rode within one-fourth of a
; mile of ber borne, when abe met some one
^bat she koew^ and of ber own volition she
got off of toe buggy.
Tbe young me* went to their bornes and
spent the night unmolested. Tbe father of/
the children called on tbe young mee next
merniug and the whole trouble bas been set
- -TieJ satisfactorily with both parties.
Soo?tog tbe above to be correct, I ask for
:. '"ita publica- oe to justice to the roong men.
J: B. Surra.
St Charles, S. C., Oct. 28. 1
TYPHOID FBVEB AT CLEMSON
Five Cases Already-Three Boys
Dangerously 111.
A letterfbas beeo received by tbe family of j
Jac? Mos*?, wbo ina student at Clemson Col?
lege, io- wb?cb be states that be ts sick with
fever, but as yet bis condition is not at all
serious Jie says, however, that typhoid
lever bas again broken out araoeg the students
and there are five well developed cases al?
ready, three of which are .very serious. Tbe
letter does oot give any particulars concern
tog tbe present outbreak, but enongb infor?
mation was contained io tbe letter to caose
bia parents great uneasiness, and to alarm
others wbo bi re sans at Clemson.
Take JOHNSON'S
CHILL ?t FEVER
TONia^ m\mm
A DASTARDLY DBED.
Deptity Sheriff J. ?. Gaillard Shot
at From Ambush.
Deputy Sheriff Gaillard was up io the
Providence neighborhood .Friday on busi?
ness, and wheo be was returning to the city
that night some cowardly assassin ebot at bim
from the bushes. Mr. Gaillard had a narrow
escape, the bullet lodging in bis clothing.
Mr. Gaillard does not think that tb assas
109 wes after bim, but mistook bim for
Magistrate Seils.
Tbe deputy sheriff returned the fire, but 8s
his boree took fright and ran away be did
no: baye a chance to make an investigation.
Keep your eyes open wheo you buy goods
of any sort. Refuse all substitutes for stand- j
aro, advertised articles.
Yellew Fever
SPREADING AMONG THE
CHILDREN IN NEW
ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Oct. 28.- To-day's re?
cord cf new oases and deaths has t.ot
worked any material change in the yel?
low fever situation, which, while net as
bright as it might be is not re?
garded by the board of health officials
as alarming. Io the matter .of iatali
tise, in comparison with the cases un?
der ^treatment, the death rate is not con?
sidered excessive. The first reports re
oet ved this morning at the board of
health indicated that the situation wa?
improving somewhat but later it ap?
peared as though the day would be a
record-breaker in the matter of new
canes. There was a lull, however, and
the situation remains Unchanged.
Every:biog is being done to isolate
the oases It is noticed that the dis?
ease bas been spreading among children
whose age ra&ge from four to fourteen
years. The board of health officials
are having more work than they can at?
tend to and the disinfecting corps can?
not fumigate premises as rapidly as is
desired.
Tike board of health officially re?
ports: Cases of yellow fever to-day.
65 : deaths to-day. 8 Toi:al cases of
fever to Sate 1.386 ; total deaths from
yellow fever to date, 164
Montgomery, Ala , Oct. 29 -
The official report of the bo?rd of health
today gives twelve new cases. Pre?
viously reported, 77. . There has not
been a death for three days, and all the
new cases are in the origittal infected
district.
Mobilev Ala., Oct. 28.-The board
of-health this evening announces four
deaths, sis: new oases and three recov?
eries as to-day's yellow fever record.
Memphis, Tenn., 'Oct. 28.-Eight
new cases and two deaths is to-day's
yellow fever record "io this city. The
new cases win the southern, part of
the city, where the first case was re?
ported AU of the^people have been
exposed to the infection in that part of
the ciay.
Jackson,, Miss., Oct. 28.-One new
ease of yellow fever here to-day, one
death, five new cases at Edwards and
vicinity aad one at Cayuga. Nitta
Yuma reports no new oases and all bet
one patinent doing well. Bay St.
Louis reports twelve oases to day.
The Life-Saving Service.
Boston Advertiser.
One result of the northwest hur?
ricane, which s wept over Massachu?
setts Bay while the Teasels in Boston
harbor were preparing for the cele?
bration of the launching of the old
jfrigate Constitution, was that a three
masted schooner bound for New York
from St. John, N B. was dismasted
and was blown into the breakers ofi
Nauset Lights Apparently the ves
sei was attempting to get by Pollock
Kip without striking the shoals ; but
the los? of the foremast when the
schooner was jost .off the Nauset
Lights practically insured the des?
truction of the schooner
Within a short time after the ves?
sel had been sighted by the observer
?% Highland Light the life saving
crew at the Nauset station were
watching the vessel, hoping that she
might still weather the storm, bnt
prepared for action in case of an
emergency. As soon as the schooner
bad streck upon the shoals it be?
came apparent that 6he would last but
a abort lime in so dangerous a place.
Within fifteen minutes after the ves?
sel had struck, a life-line had been
sent over the wreck. Even when
that had beea done, the work of res
coe was not easy. The mainmast
and the mizzenmast were not stand?
ing when the vessel was sighted on
the cape, and only the stomp of the
foremast remained.
Nevertheless all of the crew of the
ill-fated schooner were saved within
less than an boor, and so close was
the work and so small was the margin
of time, that only a few minutes after
the last man had been brought ashore
the hull of the schooner went to
pieces, and ber cargo was washed up
on shore by the breakers It is
practically certain that but for the
work of the life saving crew, every
man on board would have been
drowned, as no man could live in
such a surf as that off Nauset Lights
on Thursday.
This incident is merely one of
similar incidents which are happen?
ing alljhe time The wrecks of ves?
sels near the life saving stations of
thc United States average nearly two
a day and the average number of
persons involved in such wrecks is
more than 10 a day. In view of the
fact that a great portion of the
Atlantic coast is ext rem elf danger?
ous in times of storm and wreck it is
remarkable as showing the wonderful
efficiency of the life-saving service
that out of more than 4,400 people
who were shipwrecked duriug the
past year only fifty-three were lost,
or little more than 1 per cent. The
record is one of which the lifesaving
service and Americans generally may
be extremely proud. *
Take JOHNSON'S
CHILL & FEVER
John Butler Was in Danger.
Slayer of Policeman Wolfe Brought to
Orjngeburg-TIireac of Lynching
Special to The State.
Oraogebarj;. Oct. 28-The city was
thrown into excite ment, this morning
on the arrival ot the 9 :30 train when
it was reported that a di pu'y ?berifF
from Denmark had ?rived with John
Butler, the ?layer of Policeman Wolfe.
Chief of Police Fisher and a crowd
met tho traio, and the prisoner, iu
charge of Mr. John A Walker of
Denmark was escorted up town The
description published of John Butler
diu not io any way fit the man and it
was the almost unanimous judgment, of
the crowd that he was not the man
wanted. However, the prisoner was
brought to the jail, an*d there admitted
his identity, detailing every incident of
the affray which resulted in the boot?
ing of Wolfe and the prisoner. He
also admitted the name aud exhibited
the woonda received at the time Wolfe
was shot in the oonoo field.
As soon as fhese admissions got to
the crowd the excitement increased and
threats of lynching were openly made,
and had one man with influence consti?
tuted himself the leader, all opposition
would have been overridden and John
Bather lynched in open daylight.
As there was no guarantee thal, the
threats made to-day would not be carried
out to-nigbfc, the prisoner was taken to
Columbia uo the night train, to be kept
io the penitentiary until court meeta.
Take JOHNSON'S
CHILL & FEVER
TONIC
Remember we are Headquarters for Toys
and Xmas goods. T. C. Sc*ff?. Sept. 29.
Remember we handle more Stoves thnoitoy
other dealer, and can affordno give you tet?
ter bargains. S. Scaffd Sept. 29 ?
to which the Expectant Mother is
exposed and' the foreboding and
dread with which she -looks for?
ward to the hour of woman's
severest trial is appreciated by but
few. Ali effort should be made
to smooth "these rugged places
in life's pathway for her, ere she
presses to her bosom her babe.
allays Nervousness, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for?
ward ih an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way of
Nausea, Headache, Etc. ' Gloomy
forebodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without pain-is left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life of both is assured by the
use of "Mother's Friend," and
the time of recovery shortened.
"I know one lady, the mother /hree
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth of. each, who obtained a bottle of
'Mother's Friend' of me before her
fourth confinement, and was reliev?
quickly and easily. All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful."
JOHN G. POLHILL, Macon, Ga.
S 1.00 PEB BOTTLE at all Drug* Stores,
or' seat by mail on receipt of price,
SflftK? Containing invaluable information of
Vnr-T interest to all women, will be sent to
r?hfc any address upon application, by
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The exhibits ere all ready, and are inter?
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For Sleeping Cor Berths, or any
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State Fair,
Nov. 8th. to 12th.
In tbe S. W. corner of tbe Maio Building
will be found the
M gnificent Exhibit
of ibe
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-OP
Ch?rleston, S. C.
OVER 200 VARIETIES OP
COOKING AND HEATING
STOVES.
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For many years we have made a study of it in all its branches. We be?
lieve that the epeeiaj knowledge we have thus acquired will be of utmost
value to every prospective purchaser. Our stock is too large to mention
everything, but you can count on getting anything-in the Hardware line
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We can give them to ?you at almost any price. Furniture and pipe to fit.
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We can offer almost anything you desire If you want genuine bargains in
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Paint Your House Twice !
That is, give it two coats of good paint Two coate of good paint will
look better and last longer than thiee coats of poor paint. We are not giv?
ing paint away, nor selling it at cost, bat we are selling paint that is good
paint, that will be a profit to us and the man who boya .it. We are.head?
quarters ?>r
Snbbsr Beltingr, Iron and Lead Piping, Slacksmith's and Carpenter's Tools,
liachine Oils, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Ammunition, &c.
R. W. Durant
SOD.
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IstaWistaeit Mk
Geo. S. Hacker & SO?,
-MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS. SASH, BLINDS;
Moulding & Building
Material.
office and Wareroom9, King, opposite Can?
non Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C,
^aSTPtirchHse our make, which we gu?rante
superior to any sold South, and
thereby pave money.
Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty
QCtoher I6-0
D. M. YOUNG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Prompt attention to sll business entrusted
to him. Office on Court House Square, in
Blending office.
NOTICE.
AMEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD?
ERS of The Grange Real Estate
Investment Company, \ is hereby called
to r>e held at the office of the Co?
operative Grange More, in the town of
Bisbopvillp, Sumter County, South Carolina,
At two o'clock, p. m. on the sixth day of No?
vember, A. 1)., 1897, to consider a>:d deter?
mine whether the said Company wi'! make a
mortgage to Mrs. Leo norn M. Cousar to se?
cure the pay-ment of one thousand dollars, in
two installments of five hundred dollars each,
payable respectively on Octooer 1st, 1898 and
October 1st 1899, with ioterestaieijrbtpercent
per annum trom October 1st, 1897, payable
annually until the debt be paid : the property
to be so mortgaged is a tract] of one and
u-huif ?cres in BisbopviHe, adjoining lands
of Mrs Mattie Law, Mrs. W. K. Crosswell,
the Methodist Church lot, and situate on the
comer of Main and Church Streets.
By order of the Board of Directors.
J. W. ENGLISH,
President of said Company.
Attest-W. A. JAMES, Jr., Sfcretary.
BisbopviHe, S. C , Oct. 6, 1897. 5t
-THE
Sumter Institute,
Sumter, S. C.
The thirtieth collegiate year
begins September ninth, 1S97.
For catalogue-address
MRS. L. A. BROWNE,
or
Miss E. E. COOPER,
Principals.
July 21-3m.
Land Surveying,
MR, H. D. MOISE, will give prompt at?
tention to calls for eorveying and platting
land Can be found at bis office, next dcor
to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C.
Nov. 18.
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, S. C.
City and County Depostory
Transacts a general Banking business, also
has ?
A Savings Bank Department,
Deposits of $1 aod upwards received. In?
terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of
January, April, July and October.
W. P. B. HAYNSWORTH,
W. F. REAME, Cashier. President.
Jan 13.
DRUGS
AND
Soda Water.
Toilet Articles,
Drugs and Patent
Medicines,
PERFUMERY, EXTRACTS
TOOTH BRUSHES, HAIR BRUSHES,
COMBS,
TOILET SOAPS
TN GREAT VARIETY.
Prescriptions Careful?
ly filled day and night
-AT- .
J. S. HUGH
& GO.,
DRUGGISTS,
MONAGHAN BLOCK
SUMTER, S. C,
^^^^^ ~
HOUSE.
D. J. JOSES, Poprietor.
Rates $2.00 Per Day.
SPECIAL TERMS' TO FAMILIES
Two liantes Walt Prom Central
'Besot.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -
July 29.
BEAUTY HATH CHARMS
and all the charms which beau?
ty likes best to don are shown
in our grand display of fash?
ionable jewelry for this season.
Jewels like these would en?
hance the charms of the most
fascinating belle, and surely no
fair one would despise such
brilliant aids to her beauty.
Like personal loveliness, they
conquer admiration on sight ;
they score new victories at ev?
ery inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina?
tion. * Beauty may now be
made easily irresistible by a
few judicious purchases from
our display of up to date jew?
elry.
L. W. FOLSOM,
Jeweler and Optician,
SlOy OF TSE BIG WATCE,
Oct. 16.
Order Your
PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES
FROM
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Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C
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